PWS - Automated Box Machine on BetaSam.pdf

The ABM shall have required compressed air filters, regulators, and fittings necessary to connect to facility supplied air.

Operation shall perform all box making actions from manually fed sheet stock cutting to correct size, scoring, creasing, and slitting.

Shall be capable of handling 72 inch wide single-wall and double-wall fiberboard sheet stock.

Space requirements shall not exceed a 12-ft. x 16-ft. footprint, including in-feed and out-feed tables. Tables and machine shall have casters installed to aid in movement.

Cutting and scoring blade fixtures shall possess a quick change capability for ease of blade changing.

Cutting and scoring heads shall be placed automatically based on user input to the user interface.

Machine shall have top cutting and scoring capability and bottom scoring capability.

4.0 Documentation

Software manuals and license documentation (one printed hardcopy and one electronic copy) will be provided in the listed formats:

4.1.1 Back-up copy of all software (if applicable, shall be provided via removable storage media (thumb/jump drive or on a CD).

4.1.2 Manufacturer manuals/Operating Instructions, functional descriptions, parts lists, recommended spares, listing of consumables, technical data/ specification sheets, maintenance instructions, troubleshooting guide and accessory list shall be provided via one printed hardcopy and one electronic format.

4.1.3 Electronic documentation provided via removable storage media (thumb/jump drive, PDF or on a CD) shall be provided in either Microsoft Word or Adobe format.

5.0 Environmental Requirements

Equipment shall be designed to operate in a typical climate controlled facility.

7.1.3 Instruction geared specifically toward a system operator/test engineer to include but not be limited to:

Power-up and power-down procedures, system setup and breakdown, and User Interface basics

Creation of various box styles

Ability to save customer specific designs for reuse

Basic Troubleshooting and user tips

Blade changes and other maintenance

7.1.4 Instruction geared specifically toward system maintenance and upkeep.

This training shall acquaint system users/maintainers with the preventative measures necessary to provide optimum performance and maximum system life.

8.0 Acceptance testing

Acceptance testing will occur immediately following training. Acceptance testing will be observed by the Government Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) or Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative (COTR), and will require the contractor to demonstrate successful operation of the unit, including features/functionality listed under Salient Characteristics section of this document.

9.0 Safety Requirements

Personnel are required to follow all safety rules and regulations while on site, which includes wearing proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) including, but not limited to: safety shoes, safety glasses, gloves, etc., and following Lockout/Tagout Procedures.

All equipment provided shall meet or exceed applicable safety standards and requirements.

10.0 Personnel Preparedness

Contractor shall have good working knowledge of equipment and instrumentation, and be prepared with the necessary tools to perform the installation.

11.0 Warranty

The Contractor shall provide a standard one (1)-year warranty on parts and on-site labor for all performance requirements. This warranty excludes any damage caused by the customer through misuse or abuse.

Warranty shall include telephone support, available between the hours of 0900 and 1600 hours EST, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

The Contractor shall provide a listing of all procedures that need to be carried out as part of preventative maintenance (PM) and the suggested frequency of the PM.

12.0 Antiterrorism (AT)/Operations Security (OPSEC) Requirements

12.1 Antiterrorism (AT) Level I Training. All contractor employees, to include subcontractor employees, requiring access to Army installations, facilities, and controlled access areas shall complete AT Level I awareness training prior to contract report date. This training is required for any additional or new contractor employees, who start after that period. The contractor shall submit certificates of completion for each affected contractor employee and subcontractor employee, to the COR/POC within 10 calendar days after completion of training by all employees and subcontractor personnel. AT level I awareness training is available at the following website:

https://jkodirect.jten.mil for CAC holders. Non-CAC holders may go to http://jko.jten.mil/courses/atl1/launch.html for their training.

12.2 Access and general protection/security policy and procedures. Contractor and all associated sub-contractors employees shall provide all information required for background checks to meet installation access requirements to be accomplished by installation Provost Marshal Office, Director of Emergency Services or Security Office.

Contractor workforce must comply with all personal identity verification requirements (FAR clause 52.204-9, Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel) as directed by DOD, HQDA and/or local policy. In addition to the changes otherwise authorized by the changes clause of this contract, should the Force Protection Condition (FPCON) at any individual facility or installation change, the Government may require changes in contractor security matters or processes.

12.3 Contractors without CAC requiring access to DoD facility process.

Contractor and all associated sub-contractors employees shall comply with adjudication standards and procedures using the National Crime Information Center Interstate Identification Index (NCIC-III) and Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB) (Army Directive 2014-05/AR 190-13), applicable installation, facility and area commander installation/facility access and local security policies and procedures (provided by the government representative), or, at OCONUS locations, in accordance with status of forces agreements and other theater regulations.

12.4 iWATCH Army Training. The contractor and all associated sub-contractors shall brief all employees on the local iWATCH Army Program. This will consist of utilizing the tools and media products on the informational iWATCH Army website to inform employees of the types of behavior to watch for and instruct employees to report suspicious activity to the COR/POC. The iWATCH training is available at the following website: https://myarmyonesource.com select Family Programs and Services, in the drop down boxes select: Go To, iWATCH Army –“See Something, Say Something”, and select iWatch Training for Contractors. This training shall be completed prior to entering the facility to start work, and the COR/POC will be notified within 10 calendar days of start date. The contractor shall notify the COR/POC within 10 calendar days of the completed training for any new employees or subcontractor personnel.

12.5 OPSEC: Per AR 530-1, Operations Security, contractor employees must complete Level I OPSEC training prior to the contract report date and for any additional or new contractor employees, who start after that period. The training is available at the following website: http://cdsetrain.dtic.mil/opsec/index.htm The contractor shall submit certificates of completion for each affected contractor employee and subcontractor employee, to the COR/POC within 10 calendar days after completion of training.

Completion of contractor employee training will be documented on ELTY form 583, TYAD On-Post Training Record or contractor equivalent

13.0 Manpower Reporting Requirement

The office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower & Reserve Affairs) operates and maintains a secure Army data collection site where the contractor will report ALL contractor manpower (including subcontractor manpower) required for performance of this contract. The Contractor is required to completely fill in all the information in the format using the following web address: https://cmra.army.mil/. The required information includes: (1) Contracting Office, Contracting Officer, Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative; (2) Contract number, including task and delivery order number; (3) Beginning and end dates covered by reporting period; (4) Contractor name, address, phone number, e-mail address, identity of contractor employee entering data; (5) Estimated direct labor hours (including sub-contractors); (6) Estimated direct labor dollars paid this reporting period (including sub-contractors); Total payments (including sub-contractors); (8) Predominant Federal Service Code (FSC) reflecting services provided by contractor (and separate predominant FSC for each sub-contractor, if different); (9) Estimated data collection cost; (10) Organizational title associated with the Unit Identification Code (UIC) for the Army Requiring Activity (the Army Requiring Activity is responsible for providing the contractor with its UIC for the purposes of reporting this information); (11) Locations where contractor and sub-contractors perform the work (specified by zip code in the United States and nearest city, country, when in an overseas location, using standardized nomenclature provided on website); (12) Presence of deployment of contingency contract language; and (13) Number of contractor and sub-contractor employees deployed in theater this reporting period (by country). As part of its submission, the contractor will also provide the estimated total cost (if any) incurred to comply with this reporting requirement.

Reporting period will be the period of performance, not to exceed 12 months, ending 30 September of each Government fiscal year and must be reported by 31 October of each calendar year. Contractors may use a direct XML data transfer to the database server or fill in the fields on the website. The XML direct transfer is a format for transferring files from a contractor’s systems to secure website without the need for separate data entries for each required data element at the web site. The specific formats for the XML direct transfer may be downloaded from the website.